Last Updated: Apr 24, 2024
Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) announces the recipients of its annual Top Physicians Under 40 awards. These annual awards are given out to the best of the best early career physicians, nominated by their peers, and selected by a committee of PAMED members.
“Our committee really had to work through a lot of great nominations this year, but these candidates stood out among the rest,” said Lynn Lucas-Fehm, MD, JD, PAMED president-elect and chair of the awards committee. “The future of medicine will shine bright with their passion for patient care and innovative ideas that will shape the future of medicine.”
- Rasha Abdulmassih, MD, Allegheny County, Infectious Disease (Internal Medicine)
- Blaise Abramovitz, DO, Allegheny County, Nephrology (Internal Medicine)
- Blair Armstrong, MD, Montgomery County, Ophthalmology
- Irtaza Asar, DO, Erie County, Emergency Medicine
- Eric Balaban, MD, Montgomery County, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
- Bhavna Bali, MD, Dauphin County, Internal Medicine
- Nicholas Bertoni, MD, Lancaster County, Emergency Medicine
- Tanmayee Bichile, MD, Allegheny County, Rheumatology (Internal Medicine)
- Eisha Chopra, MD, Philadelphia County, Emergency Medicine
- Mary Cooper, MD, Allegheny County, Family Medicine
- Grace Ferguson, MD, Allegheny County, Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Molly Fisher, MD, Allegheny County, Internal Medicine
- Zachary Frosch, MD, Philadelphia County, Hematology & Medical Oncology
- Eric Ghiraldi, DO, Montgomery County, Urology
- Jay Idler, MD, Allegheny County, Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Deeksha Jandhyala, MD, Allegheny County, Infectious Disease (Internal Medicine)
- Alexandra Johnston, DO, Allegheny County, Internal Medicine
- Rebecca Kreston, MD, Philadelphia County, Emergency Medicine
- Lena Makaroun, MD, Allegheny County, Internal Medicine
- Mona Masood, DO, Bucks County, Addiction Psychiatry (Psychiatry)
- Don Mathew, MD, Allegheny County, Internal Medicine
- Roopa Naik, MD, Northeast Counties, Hospitalist
- Abhishek Nitturkar, MD, Franklin County, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (Psychiatry)
- Karthikeyan Ranganathan, MD, Allegheny County, Interventional Cardiology (Internal Medicine)
- Emily Scott, DO, Allegheny County, Sports Medicine (Family Medicine)
- Sepehr Sedigh Haghighat, MD, Philadelphia County, Emergency Medical Services
- Aaron Shedlock, MD, Dauphin County, Pediatrics
- Nathan Shively, MD, Allegheny County, Infectious Disease (Internal Medicine)
- Brian Walkowski, MD, Indiana County, General Surgery
- Tyler VanDyck , MD, Allegheny County, Emergency Medicine
To be eligible for the award, physicians must be PAMED members under the age of 40. Learn more about this year’s winners at www.pamedsoc.org/top40.
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